Adjustable cap



c. SOLOMON.

ADJUSTABLE CAP.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 28, 1921.

1,419,771. Patented June 13,1922;

INVENTOR. G/zars'orrwn A TTO NEY PATENT omca;

CHARLES SOLOMON, OF NEW YORK, I\T. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO FRANK SOLOMON AND ONE-THIRD T0 SOL. DAVIDOVITZ, BOTH OE NEW YORK, N. Y.

ADJUSTABLE CAP.

' Application files May as,

To all whom it may concern I Be it known that I, CHARLES SOLOMON, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of the Bronx, county of Bronx, city and State of New.York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Caps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to adjustable caps of cloth or other similar material and has for its primary'object to provide simple and inconspicuous means whereby the size of the cap may be readily adjusted as may be required to thereby obviate the necessity of the retailer, in order to meet the demands of the trade, to carry caps of each style or pattern in numerous sizes,whereby .all possible requirements may be adequately filled.

More particularly, the present invention comprehends the provision of adjustment means for caps which will enable the cap to be accurately fitted upon heads of irregular or abnormal shape. To this end I propose to apply independently adjustable means to the-front portion of the cap at each side of the visor. Thus one of these adjustable means might be arranged to provide for an enlargement or expansion of the cap band on one side, while the other of said means is adjusted to contract the opposite side of the cap band. In this manner, it will be apparent that the band or marginal edge portion of the crown or body of the cap may be caused to fit snugly yet comfortably, against the head of the wearer regardless ofphysical peculiarities or abnormalities.

It is also a further invention to simplify and improve the construction of such adjustable caps, eliminating the use of unsightly buckles or other strap connecting devices and, on the other hand, to provide such a construction and arrangement of the adjustment means that when the front portion of the crown of the cap is connected to the visor by means of the usual snap fastener, said adjustment means will be practically wholly concealed from View. y r In accordance with one construction of the present invention whereby the above enumerated advantages are secured, the marginal band of the cap crown is provided at its ends with free extensions located at opposite sides of the cap visor, each of said extensions carrying a female fastening element and a se- Specification of Letters Patent.

general object of my- Patented June 13,1922. 1921. Serial no; 473,422.

means is practically invisible and the cap presents a neat and attractive appearance.

With the above and other objects in View the invention consists in the improved form, construction and relative arrangement of the several parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claim.

In the drawing wherein I have illustrated One desirable and satisfactory embodiment of the invention and in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figured is a perspective view of a one .of-the' adjustable band ends being fastened;

Figure 2 is a front elevation;

Figure 3 'isa fragmentary detail horizontal section illustrating the manner in which the marginal edge of the cap crown is contracted, and

Figure 4 is a diagrammatic view showing in an exaggeratedmanner the adjustment of the capinto different sizes.

cap, un-

Referr ing in detail to the drawing, 5.

edges. As hereln shown, the material of the cap crown 5 is folded or drawn together at its marginal edge and a finishing'band 6 is securely stitched to said edge portion of the cap crown, The lines-of stitching terminate in spaced relation to the ends of this band and on opposite sides of the crown 5 so that each end of the band 6 has a free or unsecured extension 7. The front portion of the marginal edge of the crown 5 is stitched or otherwise suitably secured to the visor 8 which may also be made of the same material as the cap crown 5, properly reincap visor 8' forced, or may be constructed of other material so as to present a-contrast to the body of the cap. The opposite side edges of the at their point of attachment to the marginal edge of the cap crown, indicated at 9, are spaced from the termination of the lines of stitching .or other securing means whereby the finishing band'6 is attached to the marginal edge of the cap crown. Thus there is provided a short portion 10 of the marginal edgeflof the'cap crown 5 between each side edge of the visor and the end of the attached portion of the band 6 which may buckle or as I have illustrated in an exag at 10 in Figure 4 of the drawing.

The underside of the front portion of the erated way cap crown 5 is provided witha female fastening element 11 which is adapted to receive the male fastening stud 12 fixed upon the upper side of the visor 8. At each side of the'fastening member 11, there is also provided upon the crown 5 adjacent to the point of attachment of its marginal edge to the visor 8a series of spaced male fastening studs 13. Each'end portion 7 of the band 6 is provided at its extremity with a female fastener 14 adapted for engagement with any one of a series of studs 13.

In the use of my invention, a cap of maximum size is provided with the extremities of the free end portion 7 of the cap band connected to the outermost stud 13 in each series. When it is desired to decrease the size of the. cap, either in fitting the .cap upon the head of a purchaser or in order to compensate for stretching of the material after the cap has been worn, the band ends are disconnected from the outermost studs 13 and an inward pull exerted thereon as indicated by the arrow in Figure 3 of the drawing so as to engage the fastening elements 14 on the band ends with the intermediate studs 13 or with the inner studs as may be required. Also, in case the head of the wearer is of an irregular or unusual shape the band ends may be connected to differently located studs in the respective series with relation to the central line of the cap and one side of the cap contracted to a greater extent than the other. In this matter a very accurate though comfortable fit can beobtained, which would notbe .pos-

- sible if the ends of the band were connected means of a buckle or other to each other by has heretofore been equivalent means as proposed.

From the foregoing description considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction manner of use and The adjustment fold upon itself legitimate free ends on several advantages of my invention will be clearly understood. The adjusting means for the cap is quite simple and does not materially add to the manufacturing cost of such caps so that the retail cost thereof to a purchaser will not be materially increased. I can be easily and quickly effected, and when the front .of the cap crown is fastened down upon the visor by means of the fastening elements 11 and 12, it will be apparent that the adjustable'ends 7 of the marginal band are practically completely covered by the overhanging front port-ion of the cap crown and thus concealed from view. The adjusting means does not necessitate any change Whatever in the location of the fastening elements 11 and 12or at all interfere with their easy and quick connection or separation.

I have herein disclosed one practical embodiment of the invention which I have found to be very satisfactory and serviceable in use, but it will nevertheless be understood that the device is susceptible of many modifications in the structural form and arrangement of its several parts and I, accordingly, reserve the privilege of adopting all such changes as may be fairly embodied within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim: A

An adjustable cap, comprising a crown havingits marginal edge drawn together to approach the size of the head, a visor secured tothe front portion of said marginal edge of the crown, a finishing band stitched around the back portion and over the outer side of said marginal edge to reinforce and stiffen the same, the stitches of said band terminating at the opposite sides of the cap in spaced relation from the visor to provide the band and relatively flexible marginal edge portions at opposite sides of the visor, the lower edges of said marginal edge portions being substantially flush with the lower edge of the band, and means for independently and adjustably securing the free endsof the band over the front portion of said marginal edge of the crown, said free ends being adapted to be independently drawn taut for gathering together said flexible edge portions of he crown and for maintaining the back portion of the marginal edge of the crown in a relatively taut and stiffened position.

CHARLES SOLOMON. 

